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GAGIK EGANYAN. "EUROPEAN OFFICIALS DO NOT WANT TO GIVE EVEN A SMALL PART OF THEIR COUNTRY'S GOODS TO FOREIGN CITIZENS."
August 20 2013
The number of Armenians seeking asylum in Europe in the first quarter
of this year has decreased by 12%, and this is 200 people less versus
to the same period of last year; this year, in the first three months,
1355 Armenians sought asylum in Europe. As recently reported by
"Liberty" radio, referring to the European statistic department,
Eurostat, the majority of applications of Armenians was rejected, in
the first quarter of 2013, 1500 decisions were made regarding the
citizens of Armenia, of which only 125 have been positive, the rest
were rejected. According to Eurostat, to receive asylum, Armenians
mostly have applied to France, the government of this country has
rejected the most, after France our people apply mostly to Germany,
and then Belgium. What is the reason that these European countries
refuse providing a shelter, it is not possible to give an answer to
this question accurately and on macro level",- said Gagik Yeganyan,
head of MTA State Migration Service in the interview with Aravot.am.
According to him, Armenians, who are trying to receive asylum in
Europe, always think that someone has to look after them. "Given the
fact that they say surrendered, it is not so, no one is obliged to
look after. Seeking asylum is to ask for defense from the authorities
of other country based on the risk to be subjected to pursuit,
belonging to any political and social group, racial or sexual
minorities, and other characteristics. People think that when they go
and surrender, they will appear in the privileged class, and all good
conditions of the country are going to be opened before them, and
social goods of the country are going to be immediately provided to
them. Actually, it is not so." As presented by Mr. Yeganyan, those
"surrendered" in Europe say that they are subjected to persecution in
their homeland. "There are international standards, against which
cases of persecution they should be protected, and they have exact
information whether there are really the kind of persecution in
Armenia or not." A number of European countries have toughened their
asylum standards, in response to this observation, Mr. Yeganyan said,-
"Yes, for example, if until 2010 many were granted the chance to
Belgium to receive free treatment, and it granted a ground to the
person to receive a temporary permit of residence, starting from the
2nd semi-annual of 2010, 2% out of 100 received such a chance.
Practically, this road is closed. If you want to go to Belgium for
treatment, you need to pay in advance, and not to go there and be
treated at the expense of their taxpayers." As mentioned by Mr.
Yeganyan, many European countries are now more rigorously approaching
to asylum seekers, and if earlier they did not have a lot of
information, today, as said by the service manager, they are well
informed than most of us and know that much information about those
"surrendered" does not meet the reality. As said by Gagik Yeganyan,
there are 5 international standards, no matter how the country tighten
or not tighten the conditions, it is obligated to defend the
individual by granting an asylum or residence of permit. "Now, many on
hearing that in doing this they can establish residency and get right
to work, according to their imagination it is to surrender, and based
on suspicious information, they gather suitcases and leave. And the
officials over there are absolutely reluctant when the cases do not
meet the requirements of the law to give even a small part of their
country's goods to foreign nationals." To note that according to
Eurostat data, for the last 12 months, 5300 Armenians sought asylum in
Europe, 11035 people from Georgia, about 6 300 from neighboring
Turkey, and 14 thousand people from Iran. This year, during the first
quarter, 650 people from Azerbaijan have applied for asylum.
Nelly BABAYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/20/156104/
From: Baghdasarian
August 20 2013
The number of Armenians seeking asylum in Europe in the first quarter
of this year has decreased by 12%, and this is 200 people less versus
to the same period of last year; this year, in the first three months,
1355 Armenians sought asylum in Europe. As recently reported by
"Liberty" radio, referring to the European statistic department,
Eurostat, the majority of applications of Armenians was rejected, in
the first quarter of 2013, 1500 decisions were made regarding the
citizens of Armenia, of which only 125 have been positive, the rest
were rejected. According to Eurostat, to receive asylum, Armenians
mostly have applied to France, the government of this country has
rejected the most, after France our people apply mostly to Germany,
and then Belgium. What is the reason that these European countries
refuse providing a shelter, it is not possible to give an answer to
this question accurately and on macro level",- said Gagik Yeganyan,
head of MTA State Migration Service in the interview with Aravot.am.
According to him, Armenians, who are trying to receive asylum in
Europe, always think that someone has to look after them. "Given the
fact that they say surrendered, it is not so, no one is obliged to
look after. Seeking asylum is to ask for defense from the authorities
of other country based on the risk to be subjected to pursuit,
belonging to any political and social group, racial or sexual
minorities, and other characteristics. People think that when they go
and surrender, they will appear in the privileged class, and all good
conditions of the country are going to be opened before them, and
social goods of the country are going to be immediately provided to
them. Actually, it is not so." As presented by Mr. Yeganyan, those
"surrendered" in Europe say that they are subjected to persecution in
their homeland. "There are international standards, against which
cases of persecution they should be protected, and they have exact
information whether there are really the kind of persecution in
Armenia or not." A number of European countries have toughened their
asylum standards, in response to this observation, Mr. Yeganyan said,-
"Yes, for example, if until 2010 many were granted the chance to
Belgium to receive free treatment, and it granted a ground to the
person to receive a temporary permit of residence, starting from the
2nd semi-annual of 2010, 2% out of 100 received such a chance.
Practically, this road is closed. If you want to go to Belgium for
treatment, you need to pay in advance, and not to go there and be
treated at the expense of their taxpayers." As mentioned by Mr.
Yeganyan, many European countries are now more rigorously approaching
to asylum seekers, and if earlier they did not have a lot of
information, today, as said by the service manager, they are well
informed than most of us and know that much information about those
"surrendered" does not meet the reality. As said by Gagik Yeganyan,
there are 5 international standards, no matter how the country tighten
or not tighten the conditions, it is obligated to defend the
individual by granting an asylum or residence of permit. "Now, many on
hearing that in doing this they can establish residency and get right
to work, according to their imagination it is to surrender, and based
on suspicious information, they gather suitcases and leave. And the
officials over there are absolutely reluctant when the cases do not
meet the requirements of the law to give even a small part of their
country's goods to foreign nationals." To note that according to
Eurostat data, for the last 12 months, 5300 Armenians sought asylum in
Europe, 11035 people from Georgia, about 6 300 from neighboring
Turkey, and 14 thousand people from Iran. This year, during the first
quarter, 650 people from Azerbaijan have applied for asylum.
Nelly BABAYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/20/156104/
From: Baghdasarian